Healthometer Car Seat Warmer Fire Risk

[ArkRescue]

I was sitting on my seat warmer for approximately 25 minutes, and I am a small person, but I almost had a fire under my butt!

When I put the car in park I smelled something burning so I got up to find my car seat scorched by one of the heating parts in the seat pad. The spot burned my finger when I touched it so I poured water on the spot to be safe.

I'm sure some of you funny forumites with have a good laugh, but that's ok if we can get the word out about these dangerous seat warmers.

I will report this to the company, and I am interested to hear if this has happened to others. I bet this thing was made in China! Cheap piece of crap.

 

[kwillia]

Is this one of those things you plug into a cigarette lighter?

 

[GWguy]

I was given one as a present many years ago. Used it once, tossed it because I was afraid it would short.

 

[ArkRescue]

Is this one of those things you plug into a cigarette lighter?

Yes. I will never again trust them. I am going to take a picture of ny scorched seat and file a claim with the company. I haven't checked the back of my light gray wool slacks, but can only hope there is no damage because I love these slacks.

Many people buy those as gifts over the holidays. Bad choice.

 

[ArkRescue]

I was given one as a present many years ago. Used it once, tossed it because I was afraid it would short.

Good point. Yet another reason not to trust them. Maybe it's just the cheap ones that are risky?

 

[ArkRescue]

so I did some looking online and saw a recall:

HEALTH O METER CAR SEAT WARMER Recalls

I suspect the one I have is an older model because it was received as a gift by a friend and I bought it for $20 still new in the box. So this may have been one of the recalls ones?

 

[slotpuppy]

Are you sure it was the seat that burned or the phone book you sit on to see over the steering wheel?

 

[ArkRescue]

Are you sure it was the seat that burned or the phone book you sit on to see over the steering wheel?

Actually I am so glad that I put my booster seat cushion on TOP of the car seat warmer, that saved my nice slacks from a scorch - the booster cushion got the scorch mark. I still also have a good sized scorch mark on my light gray cloth interior. I want the company to pay to replace the seat upholstery because it looked NEW and now has a scorch mark.